Famed Hip-Hop Group Leaders Of The New School Reuniting December 23rd
(AllHipHop News) Legendary rap group Leaders of the New School have reunited after almost 20 years, minus famed group member Busta Rhymes. Long Island, New York natives Charlie Brown, Dinco D. and Cut Monitor Milo will hit the stage at the Knitting Factory during a performance in Brooklyn, New York on December 23rd. The group, […]

Superhead Claims Ex-Husband Darius McCray Beat Her
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop groupie Karrine “Superhead” Steffans has filed legal papers in Los Angeles, seeking to keep her ex-husband, Darius McCrary, away from her. Steffans has been granted a temporary restraining order against McCrary, who played Eddie Winslow on the hit series “Family Matters.” The 34-year-old actor is accused of choking and beating Steffans with […]

Dr. Dre To Premiere ‘Kush’ Video Tomorrow
(AllHipHop News) Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated album will come one step closer to a release tomorrow (December 10th), when the video for his new single “Kush” featuring Snoop Dogg premieres on Vevo.com. Recently stills from the video, which was directed by Joseph Kahn, hit the Internet. “Its a fun song, its hot and people seem […]

Paid Dues Announces Date For 6th Annual Festival
(AllHipHop News) Murs and Guerilla Union have jointly announced the date for the 6th Pain Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival. This year’s event will return on Saturday, April 2nd at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA.Paid Dues has booked headlining artists Mos Def and Talib Kweli as Black Star, Immortal Technique and Murs […]

Promoter Of Nicki Minaj Concert Defends Expensive Event
(AllHipHop News) The promoter of a controversial Nicki Minaj concert in Trinidad has spoken out in defense of the pricey concert, which caused friction between members of the government earlier this week. Promoter Daryl Braxton and his independent, Trinidad-based record label D Project Records brought Nicki Minaj over for the concert, which took place on […]

Plies Accused Of Stealing Mixtape Track ‘Bond Money’ In Lawsuit
(AllHipHop News) Miami record label Slip-N-Slide, Plies and an independent label formerly based in Miami have been named in a lawsuit filed by a Charlotte, North Carolina songwriter.Songwriter Romell Caldwell filed the lawsuit in The United Stated District Court For the Southern District of New York on Monday (December 6th) claiming Plies stole the song […]

DMX Denied Bond Again, New Court Date Set
(AllHipHop News) Rap star DMX appeared in court this morning (December 9th) at Maricopa County Superior Court, where he was ordered to remain held without bond, after violating the terms of his probation in November. According to reports, DMX was granted a continuance at the probation hearing, but he will remain jailed until at least […]

Eve Announced As Host of MTV Africa Awards In Nigeria
(AllHipHop News) Philadelphia Hip-Hop star Eve has been tapped to host the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) this weekend in the city of Lagos. Organizers of the MAMA’s made the announcement yesterday (December 8th) during a press conference at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos. The MTV Africa Music Awards, which are being […]

Young Jeezy’s Manager Denies Arrest Reports
(AllHipHop News) Young Jeezy’s manager has denied claims that the Atlanta rapper was arrested in the Bahamas last weekend. According to the rapper’s manager Demetrius “Kinky B” Ellerbee, the reports of Jeezy’s arrest in New Providence are false. “It’s not true,” Ellerbee told MTV News, dismissing a report by Bahama-based newspaper The Tribune, who claimed […]

Rap Pioneers Create First Hip-Hop Bowling Team For Cancer
(AllHipHop News) A variety of rap legends are banding together to raise breast cancer awareness in what is being labeled as Hip-Hop’s first official nationwide bowling team. UTFO’s Kangol Kid, veteran female rapper Roxanne Shante and film executive Shaunda Lumpkin have formed the Hip-Hop Pin Drop, which is designed to raise funds and cure cancer […]

Fabolous Inspires Middle School Students In Queens, NY
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hops star Fabolous visited a group of middle school students in Jamaica, Queens yesterday (December 7th) to inspire the teenagers as part of the After-School All-Stars (ASASNY) program. Fab appeared at I.S. 192 yesterday, where he moderated a class debate on the subject of Facebook and parental controls over the popular social networking […]

Rolling Stone Names Kanye’s Album Best Of 2010
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West was recently awarded the top spot in Rolling Stone’s year-end album issue.West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which came out November 22nd and received a five-star rating review from the magazine, sold almost 500,000 copies in the first week of its release.Rolling Stones review of Kanyes album said that his project […]

Bun B Asks Fans To Donate Food For Houston’s Homeless
(AllHipHop News) UGK founding member Bun B has teamed with Boost Mobile to host a holiday food drive to benefit the Houston Food Bank. From today until December 18th, Bun B is requesting his fans to show support by dropping off canned goods at Boost Mobile stores throughout the Houston, Texas area, for donation to […]

Young Jeezy Arrested In The Bahamas
(AllHipHop News) Young Jeezy was arrested in the Bahamas over this past weekend for an unknown infraction, according to the Bahamas’ Tribune newspaper. The rapper was slated to hit the stage during a concert on Saturday (December 4th) in Fox Hill, but was instead, taken into custody at the Wulff Road Police station.According to reports, […]

Dispute Breaks Out In Govt. Of Trinidad Over Pricey Nicki Minaj Concert
(AllHipHop News) A Nicki Minaj concert recently held in Trinidad has drawn outrage from some government officials, who claim that the island nation was grossly overcharged for the event. Nicki Minaj was part of the “Localise Itt” concert this past October, which included a fashion show featuring local designers, performers and artists. According to Diego […]

Rapper David Banner Inspires Buena Park, CA High School Football Team
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star David Banner recently inspired a group of local high schoolers after hearing about the teams setbacks during the season. Banner gave a pep talk to the Buena Park Coyotes in California, a team that made their way to the playoffs for the first time in ten years, despite numerous obstacles during […]

Jim Jones Gets Anger Management After Assault Case
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Jim Jones was ordered to take anger management courses by a New York judge because of the assault of a motorist earlier this year. Jones was pleased by the ruling. The Harlemite pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree in Manhattan criminal court Tuesday and will undergo a 10-week anger management […]

T.I. Says ‘No Mercy’ Is His Most ‘Intimate” Album
(AllHipHop News) T.I. penned a letter to his fans from behind bars at the Forrest City, Arkansas, on the day his seventh album No Mercy hit stores. In an upbeat letter, the Atlanta rapper said that No Mercy is the most “intimate” installment of his life story.”I must admit it takes a lot to go […]

Wyclef Drops New Haitian Inspired EP As Country Braces For Election Results
(AllHipHop News) Wyclef Jean has revealed his thought process behind a new six-song EP titled If I Were President: My Haitian Experience, which is being released on the heels of the controversial presidential election in the country. According to Wyclef, the album is “the life story of an immigrant” that was inspired by politically charged […]

Game’s Three Month Old Daughter Undergoes Surgery
(AllHipHop News) Compton, California rapper The Game is celebrating an operation that went successful to help his daughter with an unknown condition.The rapper took to Twitter yesterday to reveal that his three-month-old daughter, Cali Dream Taylor, was undergoing surgery at Cedar’s Sinai Pediatric Ward, for a condition that has worsened over the past several months. […]